Ligue 1 (formerly Première division), one of the two divisions of the french professional football league (Ligue de Football Professionel or LFP), is one of the Europe's top national leagues along with the English Premier League, Spanish La Liga, Italian Serie A, and the German Fußball-Bundesliga.
Every year, 20 teams compete in 38 games each for the Ligue 1 champion title. In addition, the top 3 teams qualify for the Champions League, the teams on place 4 and 5 qualify for the Europa League, and the bottom 3 teams are relegated to the Ligue 2.
Some of the previous Ligue 1 winners include: AS Saint-Étienne, Olympique de Marseille, FC Nantes, AS Monaco FC, Olympique Lyonnais, Stade Reims, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, OGC Nice, Lille OSC.
Select games are shown online by various sites.